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Notarial Services
- 27 October 2026
The National Opt-Out Registry: What Your Business Must Do
Direct marketers must register with the NCC by December 2026, cleanse their lists every month, and face fines of up to R1 million. Here is what changes, and when.
- 22 October 2026
Antenuptial Contracts: One Notary, Three Months, a Lifetime
Sign before the wedding, register within three months, and the default rule of community of property no longer applies to you. Miss the deadline and it applies whether you wanted it or not.
Commercial Law
- 22 October 2026
Shareholder Agreements: The Document Small Companies Miss Once
Most small companies incorporate with a handshake and a CIPC certificate. The clauses that matter are the ones nobody reads until the relationship breaks.
- 11 May 2026
The B-BBEE Legal Sector Code Is in Court, and Both Sides Have a Point
The tension between genuine transformation intent and outcomes that hurt the firms they were meant to help.
- 15 January 2026
Can Your Lawyer Actually Give Business Advice?
Governance as a competitive edge, the 2026 regulatory wave, and the privilege trap clients walk into without noticing.
- 7 January 2026
Contracts vs. Unjustified Enrichment in South African Law
You cannot mix and match a contractual claim with an enrichment claim, and there is no general shortcut around that rule.
Litigation
- 22 October 2026
Simple Summons: How a Liquidated Claim Gets You Paid Faster
A fixed and certain debt can be sued for on a simple summons. That procedural distinction decides how quickly a creditor actually gets paid.
Taxation Law
- 22 October 2026
Tax Season 2026: Who Must File, By When, and What Taxpayers Get Wrong
Auto-assessments are not the same thing as being correct. The dates, the provisional taxpayer trap, and the mistakes that cost money.
Conveyancing
- 30 September 2026
Buying a Home in South Africa: From Signature to Your Title Deed
Suspensive conditions, clearances, lodgement and registration — the five stages between signing an offer and holding a title deed.
- 23 September 2026
Transfer Duty in 2026/27: What Every Property Buyer Should Know
The rates, the zero-rated band, who pays and when — plus the four traps that delay a registration at the Deeds Office.
- 2 September 2026
Selling or Inheriting a Home from a Deceased Estate: A Practical Guide
The Master, the executor, the clearances and the section 42(2) endorsement — what has to happen before a deceased estate property can be transferred.
- 2 September 2026
FICA and Your Property Purchase: What Every Buyer Should Know
Why the conveyancer asks for your ID, proof of address and the source of your funds — and what enhanced due diligence means for trusts and companies.
- 25 March 2026
Digital Deeds and Understanding the New Property Rules
The Deeds Office is moving to digital lodgement. What changes for sellers, buyers and the attorneys who file for them.
General
- 12 August 2026
Protecting Your Property Deposit: The R500,000 Widow’s Case
A deposit must sit in a properly administered trust account. When it does not, the buyer carries the loss unless they act.
- 4 July 2026
The Constitutional Court’s Marriage Ruling and Your Property
When the marital property regime changes by operation of law, the implications reach into every property transaction the spouses enter.
- 17 February 2025
Buying a House and Registering It at the Deeds Office
The route from an accepted offer to a registered title deed, and where a transfer usually loses time.
Mortgage Bonds
- 22 December 2025
Purpose of Life Insurance by the Mortgagor
Why a bank requires life cover on a bond, and what happens to the debt and the family when it is in place.
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